Yin Yoga 阴瑜伽
Yin Yoga is a slow-paced, therapeutic style of yoga. Yin postures are more passive postures, mainly done on the floor either seated or lying down. Yin Yoga is unique in that you are asked to relax into the posture, allowing the body to soften and release naturally without pushing or straining.
It is not uncommon for postures to be held for three to five minutes, even 10 minutes at a time. The time spent in these postures is much like time spent in meditation, as the mind shifts from yang to yin, or from active to passive. The key to practicing Yin Yoga is finding stillness in each position. The goal is to access the deeper tissues of the body, such as connective tissue and fascia, and many of the postures focus on areas that encompass a joint such as the hips, sacrum, spine.
The term “Yin Yoga” comes from the Taoist tradition. While yang relates to movement and creating heat in the body. Yin is about finding stillness and cooling the body. We need both the yin and the yang to find balance and stay in optimal health throughout every stage of our lifespan.
从人的身体来看,血液、肌肉是属于阳性的,骨胳、内脏是属于阴性,但这种理解是相对而言的,阴与阳无法在同一时间、同一方法得到发展,两者必须互相配合得到平衡。我们平常练习的大部份都属于阳瑜珈。只有阴与阳达到平衡时,我们才能和谐,让自己达到更喜悦的层次。阴瑜伽强调的是整个身体的放松,清空一切杂念并结合缓慢自然的呼吸,长时间的动作保持(大约3~5分钟左右),在肌肉完全放松的状态下锻炼骨骼及其结缔组织、调节神经系统、增强耐力以达到身心合一的境界。
要练习阴瑜伽,除了呼吸的配合外,还有一个原则,就是下半身要延展,上半身有一点肌肉练习。因为一般人腿部运动多半只于走路、跑步或肌肉训练,延展不够,因此要多拉筋。但为了平衡,上半身需要练习一些肌肉。普通男女老幼都可练习阴瑜伽。对于骨胳受伤的练习者需要咨询医生同意后方可练习;若是您过去的体位法已经很重视柔软度了,就不用再去练阴瑜伽,因为那会过度拉伸我们的肌肉与结缔组织。